迟到的警报The Late Warning
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孩子们去找住在河边的李奶奶。她以前住在下河街,现在住在镇上的另一边。
李奶奶说:“那天晚上,我先听到很大的水声,后来才听到广播。”
小雨问:“广播说了什么?”
“它说大家不用担心。”李奶奶回答,“可是水已经进了我的家。”
她从柜子里拿出一只旧鞋。鞋上还有泥。“这是我孙子的鞋。他没有找到。”
三个孩子安静下来。李奶奶把鞋放回柜子,轻轻地关上门。
Vocabulary
- 警报warning alarm
- 担心worry
- 泥mud
- 孙子grandson
- 轻轻地gently
Grammar
迟后动作:“先……后来才……”
Belated Action with '先……后来才……'
先 + Event A, 后来才 + Event B
Stresses that Event B happened noticeably late or with an unexpected delay.
那天晚上,我先听到很大的水声,后来才听到广播。
Questions
- 李奶奶什么时候听到广播?
- 她的孙子发生了什么?
- 鞋上有什么?
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